Crimson Reason: April 2016

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Amazing Pictures

A bridge over a frozen river

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231255

A room in an underwater hotel, Dubai

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231155

The glass trail of terror (height: 1,430 metres), China

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231205

The cleanest water in the world, Melissani Lake, Greece

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231305

The road through Death Valley, USA

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231405

The shadow of an air liner penetrates a layer of fog, Logan Airport, Boston

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231355

A thousand-year-old oak tree with a chapel inside, France

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231455

A drawing created with straight lines

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231505

A glass swimming pool suspended between two buildings in London

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231805

A view of Mount Everest from a plane

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231555

A sculpture made entirely from plastic bottles on one of the beaches of Rio de Janeiro

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231605

A bridge made from tree roots, Indonesia

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231655

The path of death (height: 2,130 metres), China

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231705

A parking lot roof made of 1,500 plastic bottles, USA

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231755

Moon light reflected off mountains

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231855

Factory chimneys

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231905

The white cliffs of Iturup island, Russia

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image232055

One of the most unusual breeds of dogs the Tibetan Mastiff

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image232105

An incredibly beautiful drawing made using only coloured pencils

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image231955

The astoundingly reflective water of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image232005

The bay in the resort of Novyi Svet, Crimea

http://brightside.me/article/22-photographs-showing-that-the-world-is-more-amazing-than-it-first-seems-16255/#image232155

Friday, April 22, 2016

Free: Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition

Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition is now free
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2016/03/31/microsoft-sql-server-developer-edition-is-now-free

Thursday, April 7, 2016

On Government Outsouricng

From the Brookings Institution

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/04/07-intelligent-it-outsourcing-desouza

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Eclipse Kura for IoT

IT-centric IoT device management using Java and Eclipse Kura:
http://embedded-computing.com/articles/it-centric-iot-device-management-using-java-and-eclipse-kura/

The IDE may be found @ http://www.eclipse.org/kura/